Inaugural Words from The New York Times, I believe, is one of the more useful resources that were been created for the first Inauguration. “Word clouds” highlighting the most-used words in each inaugural address can be seen. In addition, words that were used in each address much more than in the other ones given in history are identified. Plus, by clicking on each word you are shown how it was used in a sentence. Comparing the words and even just using them as a vocabulary-building exercise for English Language Learners make this an excellent resource.

Their First Words is a visualization, and a searchable database, of all presidential inauguration speeches. The ability for students to search for specific words makes it a good vocabulary-building exercise for English Language Learners.

In Their Words is a unique resource from The Wall Street Journal about the inauguration. It lets you choose any two presidents, then pick certain words, and ultimately shows you a comparison between the two about how many times each mentioned that word.

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Thanks so much for doing so much research. I teach ESL and although I am thrilled when they so interent in anything political, my learners are on a very low level. I will pass this info on to my colleagues who teach an AIS class for them.

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